NTC 2008 Registration Now Open!

Plan on joining us in New Orleans, March 19-21, because registration for the 2008 Nonprofit Technology Conference is officially open.

You know the NTC: More than 1,000 people will come together at the Sheraton New Orleans to connect with colleagues, learn about the issues, share their knowledge with others, and, of course, have fun. But there are a few things you may not know yet:

• This year's theme is "Building Community: Connections around the globe and around the corner"
• David Pogue, the personal technology columnist for the New York Times, will be the plenary speaker. Will he favor us with a song?
• The After Party will be held on Thursday, March 20th, at New Orleans' legendary Tipitina's. You can sign up to get down when you register for the NTC.
• NTEN members save $200 on their NTC registrations, substantially more than the cost of becoming a member. If you're planning on attending our conference, it just makes good economic sense to join NTEN today.

Learn more from our recenty updated NTC pages. See you in New Orleans!

NTC Keynotes on Blip.tv: Watch David Weinberger and Melissa Flournoy

If you missed the inspired, moving, and funny speeches of David and Melissa at the NTC, you can watch them now!

Other sessions are recorded on blip.tv as well and you can find all session materials from the conference here.

Twitter at the NTC, Among Others

We hear you loud and clear. At this year’s NTC we’ll have lots of back channels so you all can connect, find each other, and sound off on the conference. And one of these will be Twitter, which lets you get updates on what people are up to via your cell phone, IM, or through a website.

We’ve heard great things about how Twitter was used at SXSW. Beth took a screencast of the action on the SXSW Twitter page that you can check out here.

So stay tuned for more details on twittering at the NTC and other back channels. Special thanks to Kurt for leading the way, and to Deborah for her ideas!

Why in the World DO We All Get Together? A Community Call.

There has been some community commentary about the value of getting together at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. The NTC is the largest gathering of its kind with more than 1,000 technology leaders from the nonprofit world converging, this time in Washington, DC. Every year there is someone who believes that getting together in the age of the web is a waste of time. We think its very important. Face-to-face gatherings are an essential part of cementing a community, building trust and relationships for collaboration, fermenting ideas (innovation happens when smart people talk - in person and over a beer), and of course (lest we forget!) have some FUN away from the daily grind to remember WHY we do what we do every day.

My Favorite Time of Year: NTC Registration

It's chilly and wet and dreary out. But I'm positively gleeful! Why? Because today is the day that NTC registration opens, and you folks have already been registering like crazy! If you haven't registered yet, check it out! We have a great agenda planned, some fun social events, and lots of ways for you to meet your peers. In short, be there or, as they say, be square! Register Today!